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19 April, 2018
Teacher cognition and assessment - online survey
The University of Huddersfield, in conjunction with the British Council, is surveying teacher perceptions of assessment and how teachers...
Top stories
11 April, 2018
Featured blog of the month for March 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for March 2018 goes to Kasia Piotrowska and her post Sore throat listening challenge.
Top stories
23 March, 2018
EVE: Equal Voices in ELT
EVE: Equal Voices in ELT was created at the beginning of February, 2018. Its aim is to recognise both gender and highly proficient speaker...
Top stories
8 March, 2018
Featured blog of the month for February 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for February 2018 goes to Thiago Veigga and his post A lesson on connected speech – Intermediate/B1...
Top stories
1 March, 2018
Featured blog of the month for January 2018
Our featured blog of the month for January 2018 goes to Cristina Cabal and her post 'Making vocabulary stick'.
Top stories
24 February, 2018
Spotlight on EMI - English as a medium of instruction
Recent research into English as a medium of instruction, involving an Open University team, Education Development Trust and the British...
Top stories
23 February, 2018
New research published: Developing a self-assessment tool for English language teachers
Are teachers able to assess themselves accurately? Do they have the right assessment tools to do so? This research paper investigates these...
Top stories
6 February, 2018
Video in English language teacher education webinar and panel discussion
The University of Warwick and IATEFL Research SIG jointly hosted a panel discussion on Thursday 8 February on the topic of ‘Video in...
Top stories
1 February, 2018
Safer Internet Day - free training module
To mark Safer Internet Day we are giving teachers access to our new module Engaging with learning technologies – cyber well-being free of...
Top stories
27 January, 2018
TIRF's Doctoral Dissertation Grants competition 2018
TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants...
Top stories
18 December, 2017
Featured blog of the month for November 2017
Our featured blog of the month award for November 2017 goes to Larissa Albano and her post Teaching For Exams? Have fun! Word Formation......
Top stories
12 December, 2017
Jeremy Harmer at British Council Armenia
British Council Armenia from 10 to 12 November, 2017 held its 5th “Teacher Development with British Council” event by hosting Jeremy Harmer...
Top stories
10 December, 2017
Free introduction to exploratory action research for English teachers
With a focus on teacher-research to address difficult teaching situations, a TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVO) on 'Classroom-based...
Top stories
9 November, 2017
Featured blog of the month for October 2017
Our featured blog of the month for October 2017 goes to Cristina Cabal and her post Lacking inspiration? 6 awesome resource websites to...
Top stories
20 October, 2017
Applications open for the 2018 ELTons awards
If you have created an innovative English language teaching or learning product or service, why not put in an application for the...
Top stories
9 October, 2017
Featured blog of the month for September 2017
Our featured blog of the month for September 2017 goes to Kasia Piotrowska and her post Games children play – TRIVIA MIX UP.
Top stories
27 September, 2017
Research into Using Technology for Language Learning - online conference
Organized by OLLReN and the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG, this online conference on Research into Using Technology for Language...
Top stories
25 September, 2017
Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
Register for Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and teach your subject more effectively in a second language.
Top stories
31 July, 2017
International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017
This festival brings together teacher-researchers from around the world to share their ideas.
Top stories
19 July, 2017
Featured blog of the month for June 2017
Our featured blog of the month for June 2017 goes to Mike Astbury and his post Make and Do - Collocation Revision
Top stories
6 July, 2017
Featured blog of the month for May 2017
Our featured blog of the month award for May 2017 goes to On the same page and their post 14 Song-Based Lesson Plans and Activities. 
Top stories
20 June, 2017
Harry Potter twenty year anniversary
Do your learners love Harry Potter? Monday 26 June 2017 marks twenty years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first...
Top stories
15 June, 2017
2017 ELTons winners announced!
Find out who won a British Council ELTon award for innovation in English Language Teaching products and services.
Top stories
13 June, 2017
The International Festival of Teacher-Research in ELT 2017
From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online...
Top stories
9 June, 2017
The British Council ELTons Innovation Awards 2017
Watch the live-stream of The 15th British Council ELTons Innovations Awards on 14 June from 17.30pm UK time. 

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19 April, 2018
Teacher cognition and assessment - online survey
The University of Huddersfield, in conjunction with the British Council, is surveying teacher perceptions of assessment and how teachers...
Top stories
11 April, 2018
Featured blog of the month for March 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for March 2018 goes to Kasia Piotrowska and her post Sore throat listening challenge.
Top stories
23 March, 2018
EVE: Equal Voices in ELT
EVE: Equal Voices in ELT was created at the beginning of February, 2018. Its aim is to recognise both gender and highly proficient speaker...
Top stories
8 March, 2018
Featured blog of the month for February 2018
Our featured blog of the month award for February 2018 goes to Thiago Veigga and his post A lesson on connected speech – Intermediate/B1...
Top stories
1 March, 2018
Featured blog of the month for January 2018
Our featured blog of the month for January 2018 goes to Cristina Cabal and her post 'Making vocabulary stick'.
Top stories
24 February, 2018
Spotlight on EMI - English as a medium of instruction
Recent research into English as a medium of instruction, involving an Open University team, Education Development Trust and the British...
Top stories
23 February, 2018
New research published: Developing a self-assessment tool for English language teachers
Are teachers able to assess themselves accurately? Do they have the right assessment tools to do so? This research paper investigates these...
Top stories
6 February, 2018
Video in English language teacher education webinar and panel discussion
The University of Warwick and IATEFL Research SIG jointly hosted a panel discussion on Thursday 8 February on the topic of ‘Video in...
Top stories
1 February, 2018
Safer Internet Day - free training module
To mark Safer Internet Day we are giving teachers access to our new module Engaging with learning technologies – cyber well-being free of...
Top stories
27 January, 2018
TIRF's Doctoral Dissertation Grants competition 2018
TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants...
Top stories
18 December, 2017
Featured blog of the month for November 2017
Our featured blog of the month award for November 2017 goes to Larissa Albano and her post Teaching For Exams? Have fun! Word Formation......
Top stories
12 December, 2017
Jeremy Harmer at British Council Armenia
British Council Armenia from 10 to 12 November, 2017 held its 5th “Teacher Development with British Council” event by hosting Jeremy Harmer...
Top stories
10 December, 2017
Free introduction to exploratory action research for English teachers
With a focus on teacher-research to address difficult teaching situations, a TESOL Electronic Village Online (EVO) on 'Classroom-based...
Top stories
9 November, 2017
Featured blog of the month for October 2017
Our featured blog of the month for October 2017 goes to Cristina Cabal and her post Lacking inspiration? 6 awesome resource websites to...
Top stories
20 October, 2017
Applications open for the 2018 ELTons awards
If you have created an innovative English language teaching or learning product or service, why not put in an application for the...
Top stories
9 October, 2017
Featured blog of the month for September 2017
Our featured blog of the month for September 2017 goes to Kasia Piotrowska and her post Games children play – TRIVIA MIX UP.
Top stories
27 September, 2017
Research into Using Technology for Language Learning - online conference
Organized by OLLReN and the IATEFL Learning Technologies SIG, this online conference on Research into Using Technology for Language...
Top stories
25 September, 2017
Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL)
Register for Exploring content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and teach your subject more effectively in a second language.
Top stories
31 July, 2017
International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017
This festival brings together teacher-researchers from around the world to share their ideas.
Top stories
19 July, 2017
Featured blog of the month for June 2017
Our featured blog of the month for June 2017 goes to Mike Astbury and his post Make and Do - Collocation Revision
Top stories
6 July, 2017
Featured blog of the month for May 2017
Our featured blog of the month award for May 2017 goes to On the same page and their post 14 Song-Based Lesson Plans and Activities. 
Top stories
20 June, 2017
Harry Potter twenty year anniversary
Do your learners love Harry Potter? Monday 26 June 2017 marks twenty years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first...
Top stories
15 June, 2017
2017 ELTons winners announced!
Find out who won a British Council ELTon award for innovation in English Language Teaching products and services.
Top stories
13 June, 2017
The International Festival of Teacher-Research in ELT 2017
From April to October this year the International Festival of Teacher-research in ELT 2017 is holding a range of face-to-face and online...
Top stories
9 June, 2017
The British Council ELTons Innovation Awards 2017
Watch the live-stream of The 15th British Council ELTons Innovations Awards on 14 June from 17.30pm UK time. 

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6 September, 2016
New free book: ‘Creativity in English Language Teaching’
The ELT Council, Malta has published a free downloadable book, ‘Creativity in English Language Teaching’, edited by Daniel Xerri and Odette...
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15 September, 2015
Teachers Research! edited by Deborah Bullock and Richard Smith
Teachers Research! is a new kind of book for the field of English language teacher-research, containing stories arising from poster...
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12 May, 2015
Three more inspiring webinars for your continuing professional development on EnglishAgenda
We are pleased to announce three new EnglishAgenda continuing professional development webinars coming up in May.
ELTons
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11 September, 2014
2015 ELTons awards
Applications for the 2015 ELTons are now being accepted. Now in their thirteenth year, the ELTons awards, run by the British Council and...
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27 October, 2016
2017 ELTons - call for applications
Have you produced an innovative and functional ELT product or service in the last two years?
Top stories
15 June, 2017
2017 ELTons winners announced!
Find out who won a British Council ELTon award for innovation in English Language Teaching products and services.
Top stories
10 August, 2009
21st century Pedagogy
How we teach must reflect how our students learn, it must also reflect the world they will emerge into. This is a world that is rapidly...
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5 May, 2015
A day of webinars all about storytelling from Macmillan English
Join Macmillan English for a free online event for English language teachers and professionals of all levels.
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3 February, 2015
Accentuate: bringing pronunciation to the fore
In February the British Council's EnglishAgenda website is taking a closer look at teaching pronunciation in the lead up to the NATECLA...
Top stories
20 October, 2017
Applications open for the 2018 ELTons awards
If you have created an innovative English language teaching or learning product or service, why not put in an application for the...
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13 October, 2015
Are you looking for ways to use video in language teaching and learning?
Video for ALL is a European project that brings together all current methodologies, ideas and innovative practices to teach and learn...
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17 February, 2015
Become a speaker in the British Council Seminar Series 2015–16!
Are you interested in sharing your practical and innovative English language teaching ideas with colleagues around the world? We are...
Top stories
21 July, 2015
Ben the Bear’s top 10 picturebooks
This resource from Delta Publishing, written by Sandie Mourão, gives you a list of the top 10 recommended picturebooks to use with young...
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24 March, 2015
British Council ELTons Awards 2015 shortlist announced!
The British Council have announced the shortlist for the ELTons 2015, the annual awards celebrating innovation in English language teaching...
Top stories
24 October, 2014
British Council India - Master trainer teaching tips posters
Download a series of six Top Tips posters designed by Master Trainers based in India. As part of a three-year project between British...
Top stories
5 November, 2015
British Council Services for International Education Marketing Conference 2015
The Services for International Education Marketing Conference 2015 is open for registration. 
Top stories
27 September, 2016
British Council Spain conference for teachers
British Council Spain's annual ELT conferences, taking place on October 1, are a great way to start your teaching year.
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25 February, 2014
British Council teacher survey for English language teachers in the Middle East and North Africa
The British Council invites English language teachers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to participate in a survey which aims to...
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28 June, 2010
British Council | EAQUALS Core Inventory for General English
This project may be of interest to anyone involved in curriculum development. The downloadable leaflet gives a sample extract of a British...
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8 July, 2015
Call for proposals: Services for International Education Marketing Conference 2015 – Market Insights
The SIEM Conference 2015, to be held on 10-11 December in Edinburgh, aims to provide UK education institutions with the opportunity to...
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26 January, 2016
Call for proposals: Teachers Research! conference - Chile 2016
Teacher-researchers in schools and other educational institutions across Latin America are warmly invited to The First Annual Latin...
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19 October, 2015
CEFR: Descriptors for mediation - take part in an online survey
Participate in the validation of a new set of CEFR Illustrative Descriptors for mediation by completing an online questionnaire.
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3 March, 2015
Children worldwide inspired to learn English with new app
Children around the world can now learn English alongside woolly favourite Timmy as the British Council and Aardman Animations launch their...
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25 February, 2014
CLIL policy and practice: an invitation-only policy workshop to draft a new strategy for CLIL in Europe
The British Council has convened an invitation-only policy workshop to draft a new strategy for CLIL in Europe, to take place on 10-12...
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1 June, 2009
CLIL's international appeal
Our network is expanding and you will see this in the wide range of articles, information and contributions from many different contexts...

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A day of webinars all about storytelling from Macmillan English
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Applications open for the 2018 ELTons awards
Are you looking for ways to use video in language teaching and learning?
Become a speaker in the British Council Seminar Series 2015–16!
Ben the Bear’s top 10 picturebooks
British Council ELTons Awards 2015 shortlist announced!
British Council India - Master trainer teaching tips posters
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